Biography

Edgar Jimz was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico under the name Edgardo M. Jimenez. At the young age of 7 years old, Edgar enrolled in acting classes at his elementary school participating in multiple plays as a member of a community based Acting Company. At the age of 8, Edgar commenced his musical career as a Clarinet player. He was a member of the Caguas Municipal Band. In 1979, Edgar was a member of the Panamerican Games Marching Band.

Edgar graduated from the Sacred Heart University with a B.A. in Police Science and continued undergraduate studies at the Inter-American Law School of Puerto Rico obtaining a Juris Doctor Degree.

In 1994, Edgar relocated to New York City. In 1997, he joined the New York City Department of Correction from where he retired with the rank of Captain in 2017.

In 2008, Edgar re-ignited his acting career with an outstanding year participating in multiple shorts, feature films and TV Series. Edgar has participated in series like "Law & Order", "All My Children", "The Unusuals" and feature films like "The Taking Of Pelham 123", "Duplicity", "Ten Stories Tall", "Confessions of a Shopaholic", "Salt" and "The Dark Knight Rises".

In 2009, Edgar founded "Screen Working Actors Tactical Specialists, LLC." S.W.A.T.S. FILMS. The company provides the services of Police S.W.A.T. Team, Police Raid Team and other police characters with affordable prices for the Independent Film Industry. Its services include all professional props and staff. Edgar's "mission" is to promote the writing of Police Action Films within the Low Budget Industry and to probe that "Yes"; it's possible to produce good police action film with a low budget.

In 2010, S.W.A.T.S. FILMS began producing its own films. Code Name: Operation Black Thunder, action sci-fi, was the first short film produced by Edgar. In 2011, the company followed with Collateral Package. In 2012, the company transcended its frontiers and worked with a different genre. The Evil's Gate, a drama-supernatural short film was completed.

In 2014, Edgar returned to his Police Action genre by directing and writing Dirty Shield. Here, he assumed also the roles of director of photography and editor. Dirty Shield achieved worldwide commercial release.

After 3 years of inactivity, in 2017, Edgar filmed Hell of a New Year a short film written by Artemus Cole. All of Edgar's films have been award winners.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Manuel Jimenez